It’s holiday season, and people are usually looking for clothing, jewelry, or some extravagant gizmo to gift to someone. For you, the immaculate, shining facility manager, you’re looking to upgrade your cleaning arsenal. Cleanliness and hygiene of facilities is a task that needs to be expertly handled, or else risk other problems that affect your buildings and tenants.

In the first of our series, here are a few tools and products from Karacher, 3M, and EcoLab that we have added to our master “Facility Management Gift List.”

In the immortal words ofEddard Stark, “winter is coming.” And—with it—a whole plethora of sick people tromping about the office, handing out germs as though they were speaking holiday cheer.

According toresearch by The Society for Human Research Management (SHRM), some 31% of polled employees reported coming to work “all of the time” while not feeling well—and another 35% reported coming “often.” In fact, only 5% of employees reported that they “never” came to work when feeling sick.Read more

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A few years back, there was some heavy buzz about the “ergonomics” of office supplies and furniture—with a vast range of products released to address various needs (such as chairs, keyboards, and standing desks). To be brief, these items were designed to improve the relationship between workers and the devices they used all day in an effort to reduce strain—and injury—from repetitive motions or poor posture.Read more

We have a tremendous admiration for architects—the men and women who literally design comfort, usefulness, and beauty into the buildings we use every day. Their form of creation is raw and tethered only to the constraints of materials, budgets, and their imagination. Good architecture can change everything about a business; bad architecture can do the same.Read more

Assuming two weeks of paid leave (holidays, sick days, and vacation), there are roughly 50 work weeks per year

So, all said and done, an employee will spend approximately 2000 hours per year in their office—close to half of their waking lives. And, another good chunk of time will be spent simply traveling to and from their respective facilities. Read more

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